Falcon Air Express

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Falcon Air Express is an airline based in Miami, Florida, USA. It operates charter services and wet-leasing of aircraft. Its main base is Miami International Airport. Falcon Air sub-contracts for Venezuelan carrier Aeropostal. Falcon Air also flies for the Department of Defense, universities, tour operators, cruise line groups as well international carriers like Bahamasair and Cayman Airways.

1 Code Data
2 History
3 Incidents and accidents
4 Fleet
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Code Data

IATA Code: 6F
ICAO Code: FAO
Callsign: Panther ^[1]

[edit] History

The airline was established in 1995 and started operations in March 1996. It is privately owned and was founded by Emilio Dirube (President and Chief Executive). It was certified as a US domestic airline in 1998, operating the Boeing 727-200 to mostly Caribbean destinations. Now is a FAR part 121 Air Carrier and made domestic and international flights.

On 5 October 2006 Falcon Air Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and laid off 73 of its 169 employees without previous notice. Falcon will now fly with one remaining MD-82 and one MD-83 aircraft and hopes to lease three more MD-83s, Dirube said. The airline will continue to fly with a reduced fleet as it works to reorganize, said Brian Rich, a bankruptcy lawyer for Berger Singerman, which represents Falcon Air. ^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Incidents and accidents

In 1998, the airline was investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration for reports that during a high school charter flight from Oregon to Mexico, crew members allegedly ran a wet T-shirt contest in the aisles and violated various FAA regulations.The airline retrained all crew in proper FAA procedures.